Looking for aerospace and manufacturing events in Wichita and the surrounding region? Whether you’re an engineer, educator, student, manufacturer, innovator or aviation professional, this is your central source for upcoming activities that support learning, collaboration and growth in the aerospace and advanced manufacturing sectors. From composite engineering courses and additive manufacturing workshops to national symposiums, industry meet‑ups, airshows and regional user groups, NIAR highlights events hosted both at our facilities and across the Wichita area.
September
Sept. 14 Talent Talk: Where AI, Workforce & Talent Meet @ Cargill Protein HQ, Wichita, KS
Sept. 14-Oct. 25 Composite Structural Engineering Technology (CSET-A) Fall Course @ Wichita, KS
Sept. 15-17 Intermediate Additive Manufacturing @ NIAR
Sept. 15-17 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Symposium (NIAC) @ Wichita, KS
Sept. 20 Girls in Aviation Day @ Kansas Aviation Museum
Sept. 21-24 NIAR @ CAMX, Atlanta
Sept. 22 Kansas Manufacturing Solutions Meet-up @ Chicken N Pickle
Sept. 23 Wichita CATIA/3DEXPERIENCE Regional Users Group (RUG) @ NIAR
October
October 20-21 ATLAS Composites and Innovation Summit (ACIS) 2026 @ NIAR ATLAS
Oct. 24-25 Frontiers in Flight Airshow @ McConnell AFB
Oct. 26-Dec. 6 Composite Structural Engineering Technology (CSET-B) Fall Course @ Wichita, KS
November
Nov. 2-6 Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) Programming Class @ NIAR
Nov. 10 Kansas Aviation Honor Awards